¶ Again in the ninth year¹, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Son of man, write² thee the name of the day, even of this³ same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.

And utter⁴ a parable unto the rebellious⁵ house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set⁶ on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

⁷Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.

Take the choice⁸ of the flock, and burn⁹ also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.

Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe¹⁰ to the bloody city, to the pot¹¹ whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring¹² it out piece by piece; let no¹³ lot fall upon it.

For her blood¹⁴ is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured¹⁵ it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;

That it might¹⁶ cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set¹⁷ her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe¹⁸ to the bloody city! I will¹⁹ even make the pile for fire great.

¶ Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice²⁰ it well, and let the bones be burned.

Then set it²¹ empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness²² of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.

She hath wearied²³ herself with lies, and her great²⁴ scum went not forth out of her: her scum²⁵ shall be in the fire.

In thy filthiness²⁶ is lewdness: because²⁷ I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I²⁸ have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

I the LORD²⁹ have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare³⁰, neither will I repent; according to thy ways³¹, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.

¶ Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire³² of thine eyes with a³³ stroke: yet³⁴ neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears³⁵ run³⁶ down.

Forbear to cry³⁷, make³⁸ no mourning for the dead, bind³⁹ the tire of thine head upon thee, and put⁴⁰ on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover⁴¹ not thy lips⁴², and eat⁴³ not the bread of men⁴⁴.

So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at⁴⁶ even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

⁴⁷And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?

¶ Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will⁴⁸ profane my sanctuary, the excellency⁴⁹ of your strength, the desire⁵⁰ of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth⁵¹; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.

⁵²And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but⁵³ ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn⁵⁴ one toward another.

Thus Ezekiel⁵⁵ is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when⁵⁶ this cometh, ye shall⁵⁷ know that I am the Lord GOD.

Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength⁵⁸, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds⁵⁹, their sons and their daughters,

⁶⁰That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?

In that day shall thy⁶¹ mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be⁶² a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.